09 May 2013

Shoe storage

The downstairs hall, which is narrow enough already (80cm), is often littered with kicked-off shoes. Not a serious problem (not like having two bikes in the hall!) but disturbing to the tidy mind.

Also, my own shoe collection gathers dust in the bedroom -

An internet search for shoe storage solutions found some alarmingly huge shoe collections, with equally huge cupboards to keep them in, but also some suggestions for smaller spaces. First, the hallway -

A narrow hall, but tidy and bright

This type of shelving could be installed above the radiator (the door is sheer luxury)

Very 1970s, very flat-to-the-wall, very boring ... but hey, I can make it myself

Now this is FUN - could you make this out of wire coat hangers?

Aha, someone has used wire coat hangers - these could go on pegs on the wall

Now, the bedroom - those once-capacious cupboards are full of fabrics and papers in bags and boxes. One possibility is a rack on the back of the doors; another (which won't need the attention of the Resident Carpenter, who is often busy elsewhere) is to purchase a few of those see-through shoe boxes -

2 comments:

Not boxes, too many steps - lid off shoes out, lid back on again and reverse! I thought your photo of shoes on the floor was a clever hanging system - a line of hooks with a shoe on each, an idea I rather like for it's simplicity!

Tuesday is Drawing Day - why not join in, wherever you are, any or every Tuesday? Find somewhere that has interesting things - it needn't be a museum, it could be your own home! - and just draw, using whatever media you want. Ask some friends to join you, then have a nice lunch.

The London group has grown to the point where it's getting difficult to find a cafe table large enough, and reluctantly I must say that it is no longer open to new members.

6 March - Natural History Museum (pm; meet in cafe behind/under the main stairs at 3.30)